Just days after the U.S. release of documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, an unexpected link with Greece has emerged.

The files highlight a high-stakes exchange between Epstein and Ariane de Rothschild regarding Greece’s turbulent 2015 referendum and the political maneuvers of then-Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

Epstein’s correspondence with Rothschild on Greece

The leaked emails, which mention hundreds of powerful global figures, reveal that Ariane de Rothschild—head of the historic Edmond de Rothschild Group—was in direct contact with Epstein regarding Greek affairs.

On July 6, 2015, only hours after the referendum results and Yanis Varoufakis’s resignation, Rothschild noted that Alexis Tsipras was looking to “claim Varoufakis’s head.”

She predicted that replacing him with Euclid Tsakalotos would buy Tsipras political time and improve the atmosphere with EU partners without immediately altering the negotiation framework.

Epstein’s response was characteristically blunt. He argued that the resignation actually created a larger problem for Greece, forcing them to provide immediate solutions rather than proposals, concluding with the grim assessment: “Now they are truly f***ed.”

The full, scathing article is on the Greek Reporter website.